Re: TIB: WP 1.0
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Re: TIB: WP 1.0
Hey, can I get a copy of that? Also, could you try to include the apple
personal laserwriter and/or the color stylus 600 (Epson). Thanx.
-Jeremy
>You might ask, "why would he TRY to do all of this in basic". The anwser
>is, I am going against ASM to proove to some flaming freak that basic can
>do something...
>(Flaming freak - names changed to protect the guilty... :) )
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>I just got done codeing a word processor in basic for the 82/3/5/6/92 after
>I relized there was already one available for the 82/3! Oh well...it
>wouldn't have worked anyway because it stored things as pics...
>
>Text printing - Will print text from a string. Use Equ>Str to print
>equations.
>Text transfer - will pull a text document off of another calculator
>Graphic printing - will print a pic at either 1,2,4,or 8X
>Graphic transfer - will pull a graphic off of another calc
>Saving - of course you can save!
>
>Printer support:
>
>Apple ImageWriter I/II (most schools have them) [serial]
>-Text
>-All graphics
>-Horizontal lines for header or footer
>-Bold/Italic/Super/Subscript/and more. I won't wast more bandwidth... ;)
>
>DeskJet 870xi/si (some schools have them) [parallel]
>-Plain Text
>
>Star 1000NX (or some model like that) [parallel]
>-Plain Text
>
>IBM Proprinter XL (xl - extra large... :) ) [parallel]
>-Plain Text
>
>Any parallel [parallel]
>-Plain Text
>
>Any serial [serial]
>-plain text
>
>Adobe is giving me the printer controll codes I will need to add support
>for anything other than 'plain text' on all serial/parallel printers.
>
>If you have a certian printer you would like supported ASAP! Please tell me.
>
>NOTE: The interface is done, just not tested with every single calc.
>Also, support for printers is in the software and not in the printerface.
>So if you switch to another type of printer, it will be totally compatible.
>
>I decided that most of you wouldn't have a need for internet on your calcs,
>so instead of delaying the interface, I'm going to leave it at printers
>only. There will be a future interface, which has
>mouse,modem,ansync-serial <sp>,and bi-parallel.
>
>Thats enough. Now, I want to see some feed back!
>
>Grant
>
>Example printout: (my very first one..it looked somewhat like this)
>
>HeLLO GRant:., I CAn PRInT@
>
>What it said at about 6:00PM that next day:
>
>Hello Grant: I can print!
>
>So, it works fine now...
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